On March 3, 2 Orthodox church holidays are celebrated. The list of events informs you about church holidays, fasts, and days of honoring the memory of saints. The list will help you find out the date of a significant religious event for Orthodox Christians.
Orthodox Church holidays 3 March 2023
Holiday | Description |
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St. Leo I, Pope of Rome |
Dedicated to Saint Leo I the Great, Pope of Rome. He defended Orthodoxy from the Manichaean and Eutychian heresies. He wrote an epistle about the two natures of Jesus Christ - Divine and human. He died in 461. |
St. Cosmas of Yakhrom |
St. Cosmas Memorial Day. He founded a church dedicated to the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos on the Yakhroma River and soon became abbot of the monastery. He died in 1492. |